Charles Richardson Pratt Papers
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
Pratt, Charles Richardson, 1860-1935
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
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1860-1935
bulk 1910-1924
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6 Cubic feet (13 boxes, 8 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0958
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the professional career of mechanical engineer, Charles Richardson Pratt. The papers include correspondence, patents, patent application materials, agreements, photographs, publications, and blueprints for many of Pratt's inventions, especially his work on elevators.
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National Museum of American History. Department of the History of Science and Technology
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1921-1922, 1947, 1956-1986
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5.5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-299
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the research, planning, and execution of exhibits by the Department of the History of Science and Technology. Exhibits include the Hall of Petroleum, the Hall of Iron and Steel, and Inventing Standard Time. Some of the materials date to when the department was known as the Division of Indus...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Office of the Director
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1957-1973
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 621
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the involvement of the Office of the Director in exhibition planning at the Museum of History and Technology (MHT) from its creation in 1957 through its development into the National Museum of History in Technology. The Directors for this period were Frank A. Taylor, 1957-1965; John C. Ewers, 1965-1966; Robert P. Mu...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Physical Sciences
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1956-1976
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3.5 cu. ft. (7 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 293
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of public inquiries about scientific instruments; layout plans, scripts, and photographs for exhibitions; proposals for the Hall of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy in MHT; general correspondence with domestic and foreign science museums, universities, manufacturers and collectors of scientific instruments, and profess...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Armed Forces History
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1926-1930, 1954-1988
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10.5 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 383
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include correspondence and memoranda documenting research activities, planning exhibitions for the Hall of Naval History, construction of ship models such as the USS Constitution, arrangements for acquiring the gunboat Philadelphia, studies of the submarine Nautilus and the Sperry Gyro-compass, presentation in 1965 of Sir Fr...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics
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1956-1988 and undated
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12 cu. ft. (24 document boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 332
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include administrative files of the Division of Mathematics and its predecessors; Merzbach correspondence with computer industries, university professors, and pioneers or experts in the field of computing science; exhibition scripts, research material, and blueprints for the Hall of Mathematics; Computer History Project research ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Armed Forces History
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circa 1912-1965, 1990 and undated
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
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- Accession 97-097
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that primarily document Naval Division, Department of Armed Forces History, planning for the Hall of Naval History in the Museum of History and Technology; Division of History exhibition plans for naval artifacts in the Arts and Industries Building and the United States National Museum; and one file of r...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Department of History of Technology
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1932-1980
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5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T90006
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence and memoranda concerning the administration and activities of the Department. Also included are invoices, curatorial papers, and administrative records. Some materials date to when the museum was known as the Museum of History and Technology and from before the creation of the museum when it was p...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
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1949-2009
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6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-216
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Bernard S. Finn, Curator Emeritus of electricity collections, and Elliot N. Sivowitch, Museum Specialist, which document their curatorial and professional activities in the Division of Information Technology and Society, and during the years when the division was known as the Division of Electricity ...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Lockwood Greene Engineers, Incorporated
Lockwood-Greene Company
Whitman, David
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1784-2004, undated
bulk 1915-1930
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270 Cubic feet (233 boxes, 850 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1113
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The engineering firm that became Lockwood Greene was founded by David Whitman, a mill engineer, in 1832. Amos D. Lockwood, a consultant, succeeded Whitman and entered a partnership with Stephen Greene in 1882. The firm specialized in industrial engineering and construction; they designed and built a wide variety of structures and work environments worldwide over the next century. Lockwood Greene was acquired by CH2M HILL in December, 2003. Before its acquisition by CH2MHILL it was reportedly the oldest industrial engineering, construction, and professional services firm in the United States.